On this day in 1854, the Republican Party was founded as former members of the Whig Party met to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories.
OLYMPIA (AP) — One legislative contest in the Puget Sound area will decide whether the balance of power changes at the state Capitol.
Filing week begins Monday for the November election, and the special election for the 45th District has already seen an influx of cash, The Seattle Times reports ...
OLYMPIA (AP) — A handful of races could decide whether there's a shake-up in the Washington Legislature this November, as Democrats hope to regain control of the Senate and Republicans have their eye on a majority in the House.
All 98 seats in the House are up for election on Nov...
SPOKANE (AP) — It's a foregone conclusion that a Republican will be the next state treasurer in Washington state.
That's because the two candidates running in the November election — Duane Davidson and Michael Waite — are both Republicans...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump encouraged Russia on Wednesday to find and make public missing emails deleted by his presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton, setting off an instant debate over hacking and his urging of a foreign government to meddle in American politics...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Nomination finally in hand, the Donald Trump campaign charged ahead Wednesday with a convention-week mission to redefine its brash celebrity leader as a serious-minded family man. It's a project proving harder than uniting skeptical Republicans behind their distaste for another brand they know well: The Clintons...
Eighteen-year-old Jack Pickett of Yakima is attending the Republican National convention in Cleveland today. The West Valley High School graduate is among 41 state delegates and one of the youngest in the country attending the convention.
Pickett says he's representing millennials...
President Obama became an official "lame duck" when Republicans gained control of the United States Senate and expanded their majority in the House of Representatives after Tuesday's elections. What next?